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To Arabic-speaking people, sharia means the moral code and religious law of a prophetic religion. The term "sharia" has been largely identified with Islam in English usage. Sharia deals with several topics including: crime, politics, and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual... Show More

To Arabic-speaking people, sharia means the moral code and religious law of a prophetic religion. The term "sharia" has been largely identified with Islam in English usage. Sharia deals with several topics including: crime, politics, and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, everyday etiquette and fasting. Adherence to Islamic law has served as one of the distinguishing characteristics of the Muslim faith historically, and through the centuries Muslims have devoted much scholarly time and effort on its elaboration. Interpretations of sharia vary between Islamic sects and respective schools of jurisprudence, yet in its strictest and most historically coherent definition, sharia is considered the infallible law of God. Sharia is a significant source of legislation in various Muslim countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, Brunei, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. In those countries, harsh physical punishments such as flogging and stoning are said to be legally acceptable according to sharia. Show Less